Policies Governing the ICMSN Graduate Faculty Organization TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 ICMSN Memorandum of Agreement ...........................................................................................2 CINC Bylaws ..............................................................................................................................5 ICMSN GFO Bylaws ..................................................................................................................9 Policies Related to Management of Web-Based Courses ........................................................ 14 Course Offerings ........................................................................................................... 14 Faculty Training ............................................................................................................ 14 Hardware/Software Requirements ................................................................................. 15 Student Submission of Course Assignments ................................................................ 15 Test Security ................................................................................................................ 15 Maintenance/Archiving of Courses ............................................................................... 16 Filing and Maintenance of Grade books ....................................................................... 16 Awarding of grades ....................................................................................................... 16 Posting Final Course Grades ........................................................................................ 17 Syllabi ...........................................................................................................................17 Course Evaluation ......................................................................................................... 17 Class Size ..................................................................................................................... 17 Academic Dishonesty ................................................................................................................ 17 Definitions ..................................................................................................................... 18 Disciplinary Appeals ...................................................................................................... 18 ICMSN Formal Complaint Procedure ........................................................................................ 19 Requirements and Selection of Practicum Preceptors............................................................... 20 Faculty Practice Guidelines ....................................................................................................... 21 Evaluation Policies and Procedures .......................................................................................... 22 Student Performance ..................................................................................................... 22 Practicum Preceptors and Sites..................................................................................... 25 Systematic Plan for Program Evaluation ........................................................................ 25 Job Descriptions ....................................................................................................................... 26 ICMSN Graduate Program Coordinator ......................................................................... 27 ICMSN Director of Adult Psychiatric/Mental Nurse Practitioner ..................................... 29 ICMSN Director of Family Psychiatric/Mental Nurse Practitioner ................................... 30 ICMSN Director of Family Nurse Practitioner ................................................................. 31 i Ongoing Timeline for Evaluation Data and ICMSN Forms ......................................................... 32 Program Evaluation Data Collection and Reporting Guidelines ..................................... 32 Graduate Exit Survey .................................................................................................... 35 Alumni Survey ............................................................................................................... 38 Employer Satisfaction with MSN Graduates Survey ...................................................... 40 Graduate Course Evaluation ......................................................................................... 44 Peer Review Online Courses Worksheet ....................................................................... 46 Planned Course Improvements ..................................................................................... 52 Course summary ........................................................................................................... 53 Family Psych/Mental Health Clinical Site and Preceptor Evaluation by Faculty Policy and Procedure .................................................................................................... 56 Family Nurse Practitioner Guidelines for Clinical Site Visits ........................................... 58 Family/Psych-Mental Clinical Site/Preceptor Evaluation by Faculty ............................... 61 ICMSN Graduate Faculty Organizational Directory ................................................................... 63 ii INTRODUCTION This handbook is intended to serve as a reference for graduate faculty members from ICMSN schools. Because of the challenge of distance and the divergent roles each of us has, this handbook will help to standardize the approach we take in dealing with questions related to online course administration, and expectations of students in practicum and online environments. Organizational Structure Administratively, the Council of the Intercollegiate Nursing Consortium (C.I.N.C) oversees the programs of the consortium institutions and assures that the policies of the consortium are reflective of the interests of the member institutions and responsive to the needs of the nursing profession. Additionally, C.I.N.C. is authorized to hear, adjudicate, and/or recommend action to the appropriate authority (ies) to resolve faculty, student, and institutional grievances pertaining to the administration of the affiliates of the Intercollegiate Nursing Consortium after established institutional appeals procedures have been followed. Membership on the C.I.N.C. consists of the chief academic officer, and the deans and graduate program coordinators from each participating institution. Department heads will serve as ex- officio members. Each institution appoints a graduate program coordinator who is an approved member of the graduate faculty. The coordinator is an administrator and a teacher who acts as liaison between administration, faculty, and students. The four graduate coordinators make up the Coordinating Committee, which meets on a regularly scheduled and as needed basis. These graduate coordinators provide the day-to-day implementation of the curriculum and administrative oversight. Finally, all qualified graduate faculty from the four institutions meet annually and on an as-needed basis to address academic issues germane to implementation of the curriculum. 1 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT AMONG MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY, NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CONSORTIUM FOR A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ICMSN) Preamble The Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing (ICMSN) is an academic partnership among four institutions of higher learning offering advanced nursing programs with common specialties. Each institution is authorized to offer the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) through affiliation with the ICMSN. The collaborative effort supports open mobility and matriculation through the utilization and application of an agreed upon philosophical base. Students are eligible to enroll in program specific courses across the campuses of participating institutions. All courses completed within the consortium are considered resident among member institutions. The outcome generates an educational alliance that promotes teaching and research where resources are shared and quality graduate nursing education is actualized. Introduction McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have agreed to cooperate in the operation of a consortium to offer graduate education in nursing. The consortia arrangement is intended to make effective use of existing resources and to meet the need for master’s level nursing education in southern Louisiana. To this end, the four institutions named above and the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and the Louisiana Board of Regents agree to the following terms and conditions. Administration A Council of the Intercollegiate Consortium (CINC) will assure that the policies of the consortium are reflective of the interests of the member institutions and responsive to the needs of the nursing profession. Membership on the CINC will consist of the chief academic officer, the dean/department head of the college/school of nursing, and graduate program coordinator from